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<h1>Displaying, hiding, or formatting a graph legend</h1>
<p>The legend of a graph reflects the data displayed in the graph's Y-axis, 
 also called the graph series. This is the data that comes from the columns 
 of the corresponding grid report, and usually represents metrics.</p>
<p>If a graph's legend is not already displayed, you can display it. You 
 can also format several aspects of a legend, such as the text. The procedure 
 below shows you how to display and format a graph legend.</p>
<p class="whs1">Note<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 The procedure below describes how to format a graph using the Format: 
 Graph dialog box. This dialog box contains all formatting options for 
 a graph. As an alternative, you can quickly format a graph by right-clicking 
 the graph component and selecting a formatting option. You can also &nbsp;format 
 the graph using the Formatting toolbar, which is available from the </span>View<span 
 style="font-weight: normal;"> menu.</span> </p>
<h2>To display and format a graph legend</h2>
<ol start="1" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Run a report, and display it in either 
 Graph view or Grid and Graph view.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Home</B></span> 
 menu, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Right-click the graph and then select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span>. The Format: Graph dialog 
 box is displayed.</p></li>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>If DHTML 
 is disabled, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph</B></span>, then 
 click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Go</B></span>. The Format: Graph panel 
 is displayed.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span> 
 tab. If DHTML is disabled, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span> 
 link.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>From the left-most drop-down list 
 at the top, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span>. From 
 the next drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Legend</B></span>.</p></li>
	<ul type="1" class="whs3">
		
<li class=p-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>If DHTML 
 is disabled: From the drop-down list, under <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span>, 
 select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Legend</B></span>. Click the check 
 mark icon.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps style="margin-left: 0px;">To 
 ensure that the legend is displayed on the graph, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show</B></span> 
 check box, if it is not already selected.</p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps style="margin-left: 0px;">From 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Position</B></span> drop-down list, specify 
 whether the legend is positioned to the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Right</B></span>, 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Left</B></span>, or at the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Bottom</B></span> 
 of the graph.</p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps style="margin-left: 0px;">Specify 
 the font type, size, color, and effects to apply to the legend.</p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps style="margin-left: 0px;">From 
 the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Fill Color</B></span> drop-down list, 
 specify the background color for the legend. You can also apply several 
 effects to the color of the series, as described below.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><br>

	<br>

	Note</B></span>: If DHTML is disabled, you cannot create custom colors 
 in the Fill Color drop-down list. Also, you cannot apply gradients, transparency 
 effects, or bevel effects.</p></li>
	<ul type="1" class="whs3">
		
<li class=P-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1><span style="margin-left: 40px;">Apply 
 a color gradient, which is a combination of two colors, to the legend. 
 To do so, in the Fill area, click the arrow on the right side of the color 
 picker, and then select the </span><span style="margin-left: 40px; font-weight: bold;"><B>Gradients</B></span><span 
 style="margin-left: 40px;"> button. In the Gradients dialog box that opens, 
 select the two colors to use for the gradient. Then, select a shading 
 style in which to display the gradient to determine the direction in which 
 the two colors are blended together.</span></p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=P-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>Adjust the 
 transparency of the color of the legend using the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Transparency</B></span> 
 scrolling bar. Click and drag the scrolling bar until you reach the desired 
 color transparency. As you scroll, the percentage of transparency is displayed 
 in a tooltip. When you set the transparency to a low percentage (by dragging 
 the bar to the left), the color(s) of the object appear brighter and more 
 solid. When you set the transparency to a high percentage (by dragging 
 the bar to the right), the color(s) of the object appear lighter and less 
 solid. </p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=P-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>Select from 
 several bevel effects from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Effects</B></span> 
 drop-down list, such as Chiseled Edge or Sphere, to apply to the legend.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=P-Steps><p class=Steps>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Line 
 Color</B></span> drop-down list, specify a color for the border lines of the 
 legend.</p></li>
	
<li class=P-Steps><p class=Steps>From the right-most drop-down list 
 on the Format tab, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Legend Area 
 </B></span>to access formatting options for the entire background area of 
 the legend.</p></li>
	<ul>
<li class=P-Steps-Bulleted-1><p class=Steps-Bulleted-1>If DHTML 
 is disabled: From the drop-down list, under <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span>, 
 select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Legend Area </B></span>to access formatting 
 options for the entire background area of the legend. Click the check 
 mark icon.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=P-Steps><p class=Steps>Apply formatting changes to the legend 
 area as described in the previous steps.</p></li>
	
<li class=P-Steps><p class=Steps><span style="margin-left: 0px;">Click 
 </span><span style="margin-left: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply</B></span><span 
 style="margin-left: 0px;"> to apply the changes to the graph or click 
 </span><span style="margin-left: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span><span 
 style="margin-left: 0px;"> to apply the changes and close the dialog box/panel.</span></p></li>
</ol>
<p class=Tip-Note-Heading>Related topics</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Format_Graph_dialog.htm">Using the Format: 
 Graph dialog box/panel</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Display_and_format_series.htm">Formatting graph 
 series</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Display_and_format_titles_axes.htm">Displaying 
 and formatting titles and axes</a></p></li>
</ul>
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